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My journey to a healthy lifeTue, 06 Nov 2012 03:14:41 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/Comment on Hello From San Diego! by San Diego Trip Part 1b | healthylivinginseattlehttps://healthylivinginseattle.wordpress.com/2012/10/25/hello-from-san-diego/#comment-119
Tue, 06 Nov 2012 03:14:41 +0000http://healthylivinginseattle.wordpress.com/?p=747#comment-119[…] already posted a “Hello from San Diego” blog that included the details of my extremely long delay in San Francisco and the first […]
]]>Comment on The Blog I’ve Been Waiting To Write by Amandahttps://healthylivinginseattle.wordpress.com/2012/10/22/the-blog-ive-been-waiting-to-write/#comment-117
Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:35:59 +0000http://healthylivinginseattle.wordpress.com/?p=743#comment-117Congratulations! I agree with you in that Spark has been helpful for me but not the main component in my success. I lost my first 30 lbs without it, and only really use the community there to keep me motivated, not the weight loss tools. Still, I know I wouldn’t have continued going this long without Spark, so I’m thankful for that. It’s a good tool. I like the idea of breaking away from your old shell and moving to a whole new place. That’s not possible for me, with my kids and husband and all, but I still underwent a similar transformation in our lives here, making exercise a regular thing and incorporating more fruits and veggies into our diet.
]]>Comment on Sleep Disturbances by Amandahttps://healthylivinginseattle.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/sleep-disturbances/#comment-113
Wed, 17 Oct 2012 12:54:44 +0000http://healthylivinginseattle.wordpress.com/?p=712#comment-113You know I suffered through MONTHS of insomnia last year, and this year it started happening again. It was the same kind – waking up multiple times in the night, often taking 1-3 hours to get back to sleep, if I ever got back to sleep at all. I noticed I slept better when it rained too, so this year, Jason bought me a speaker and a white noise application for my phone, and it has been a godsend. I’ve been sleeping so well – not just longer with less wakeups, but deeper and with more vivid dreams – since I started using it. The app is called Simply Noise, and it lets you choose from three different kinds of noises (white, pink, brown – I use brown), and you can let it oscillate if you want (I don’t like that). The app actually generates the noise, so that it’s not a recording that your brain can latch onto. It’s been fantastic.
]]>Comment on So close… by 40 Fit In The Mitthttps://healthylivinginseattle.wordpress.com/2012/10/11/so-close/#comment-112
Fri, 12 Oct 2012 17:28:40 +0000http://healthylivinginseattle.wordpress.com/?p=698#comment-112Dang your doing Amazing! Enjoy your success.
]]>Comment on Friday 5~ Favorite Blog(ger)s by Laurahttps://healthylivinginseattle.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/friday-5-favorite-bloggers/#comment-107
Sat, 15 Sep 2012 07:34:46 +0000http://healthylivinginseattle.wordpress.com/?p=684#comment-107Well thank you my friend 🙂 I adore you.
]]>Comment on Set-Backs and Moving Forward by Mohttps://healthylivinginseattle.wordpress.com/2012/09/11/set-backs-and-moving-forward/#comment-105
Wed, 12 Sep 2012 07:35:17 +0000http://healthylivinginseattle.wordpress.com/?p=72#comment-105Ice and heat therapy, massage the area lightly so that it helps work out the inflammation. I realize you don’t care for pain medication but Naproxen sodium (aleve) helps with muscle inflammation which really can help. There are also topical solutions. As far as recumbent bikes, I don’t know how much use it would be…but I think that the best thing you can do is rest the leg as much as possible. With an injury like this, it needs time to heal – I wouldn’t recommend working out with it at all for a while. Don’t lose faith in yourself – everyone has forced downtime sometimes…we can’t always be machines in perfect working order. Consider it a test for yourself. I have faith that while your leg heals, and your wings have been clipped for a while, you will do just fine. Be mindful of yourself and everything else will follow. Get well soon, my friend.
]]>Comment on Training Topic~ Injuries by Amandahttps://healthylivinginseattle.wordpress.com/2012/09/04/training-topic-injuries/#comment-100
Wed, 05 Sep 2012 11:48:21 +0000http://healthylivinginseattle.wordpress.com/?p=652#comment-100Honestly, in the past I’ve always just pushed through them, regardless of pain, which is stupid, I know. That’s how I ended up with a stress fracture and having to take 10 weeks off exercise. Like you, my mood drops severely when i don’t exercise, but for me, it’s not just the exercise. It’s that not exercising leads to more hunger and cravings for junk. Exercise seems to curb those cravings. And when I eat too much or eat junk, it makes me sluggish and depressed. It’s a vicious cycle.
]]>Comment on Training Topic~ Crossfit?? by Mohttps://healthylivinginseattle.wordpress.com/2012/08/28/training-topic-crossfit/#comment-95
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 02:52:33 +0000http://healthylivinginseattle.wordpress.com/?p=614#comment-95Crossfit definitely requires a certain type of commitment. I work with a gal who goes to crossfit classes a couple times a week and constantly talks about being sore…and I met a gentleman not too long ago in the store who was walking stiff saying he had fallen on a wooden box during one of his classes. On the other hand, one of our ARNPs goes and loves it – I have heard mixed reviews, but I guess I have to say it depends on the person. Not trying to be Debbie Downer – just passin’ on what I heard. 🙂
]]>Comment on Training Topic~ Running Plan by Vinoteahttps://healthylivinginseattle.wordpress.com/2012/08/22/training-topic-running-plan/#comment-94
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 17:16:54 +0000http://healthylivinginseattle.wordpress.com/?p=570#comment-94I am doing outdoor running, and I am using a C25K running app from active.com. I’ve only done 1 day so I can’t be a good judge of it, but it does let you play your own music, so I am a fan of that.
]]>Comment on Friday Five~ International Travel by Vinoteahttps://healthylivinginseattle.wordpress.com/2012/08/24/friday-five-international-travel/#comment-93
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 17:14:32 +0000http://healthylivinginseattle.wordpress.com/?p=591#comment-93I’m so glad Disney parks are part of your reasoning to go to some of those places – cause that is definitely a factor in places I would want to go! My “short” term dream right now is to be able to run a race at Disneyland.
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